Heavy metal thunder from the east reverberates! It's time for LOUDNESS to stand up to glory with the new album "RISE TO GLORY -8118-"!
Formed in 1981, while leading the scene as a heavy metal band representing Japan, it has expanded into the world, "THUNDER IN THE EAST" (1985 / US chart No. 74), "LIGHTNING STRIKES" (1986 / US chart) 64th place) and so on, and gained enthusiastic support across national borders.
"RISE TO GLORY -8118-" to be released this time is the first new work in about 4 years from the previous work "THE SUN WILL RISE AGAIN" (2014).
It's an album with aggression, melody, and positive momentum.
Minoru Niihara, a vocalist, describes this work as "an album that makes you feel cool together."
"Soul on Fire" sings the burning passion of boyhood fascinated by rock from "Massive Tornado" that engulfs the world in a huge typhoon of rock, and "I'm Still Alive" that sings "continue to live". , From the Far East to "Rise To Glory", which declares world domination by heavy metal, the supporters' songs of life in the modern age of turmoil are lined up.
Akira Takasaki's god-skilled guitar, a guitar hero respected by the world, is also featured in its entirety.
He described the guitar play in this work as "I played the most in this century.
The sound has a soul, "he said, and the play will surprise even the guitar kids who have been chasing him for many years.
You can listen to awesome phrases not only on the guitar solo of each song, but also on the instrumental track that expresses the progressive side of the band.
"Massive Tornado," "No Limit," "Rise To Glory," and speed tunes with a sense of speed are studded with this work, but the melancholic "Rain" and "Until I See The Light" that emphasize the melodious side. The undulating song writing takes the listener to a magnificent journey.
“From the Far East, we came to conquer / Across the seven seas” (“From the land of the Far East, we are conquering / across the seven seas”) (from “Rise To Glory”)
With "RISE TO GLORY -8118-", which will be released worldwide at the same time, and the world tour, which will be the largest in the band's history, LOUDNESS will make a big offensive to the world since the 1980s.
The "uprising to glory" is about to begin.
In addition, the Japanese edition and the first limited edition will have a bonus DVD, "35th Anniversary Year Special Live FAN's BEST SELECTION ~ We are the LOUDNESS ~", which was held at EX THEATER ROPPONGI in Tokyo on December 30, 2016. All songs are recorded.
【member】
Akira Takasaki (gt)
Minoru Niihara (vocals)
Masayoshi Yamashita (ba)
Masayuki Suzuki (ds)
CD only
[Songs scheduled to be recorded on the regular CD]
01. 8118 -Instrumental-
02. Soul on Fire
03. I'm Still Alive
04. Go for Broke
05. Until I See the Light
06. The Voice
07. Massive Tornado
08. Kama Sutra -Instrumental-
09. Rise to Glory
10. Why and for Whom
11. No Limits
12. Rain
Product number: GQCS-90484
Release date: January 26, 2018
Publisher: ward records